Old Coulsdon (ward)

Coordinates: 51°18′22″N 0°07′26″W / 51.306°N 0.124°W / 51.306; -0.124
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Old Coulsdon
ward
for Croydon Council
Outline map
Boundary of Old Coulsdon in Croydon from 2018.
CountyGreater London
Current ward
Created2018 (2018)
CouncillorMargaret Bird (Conservative)
CouncillorNikhil Sherine Thampi (Conservative)
Number of councillorsTwo
Created fromCoulsdon East
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon South

Old Coulsdon is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering part of the Coulsdon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward currently forms part of Chris Philp MP's Croydon South constituency. At the 2011 Census the population of the former Coulsdon East Ward was 12,244.[1]

The ward returns two councillors every four years to Croydon Council.

The ward was formed from part of the former Coulsdon East ward, following a boundary review in Croydon, ahead of the 2018 election.

Boundaries[edit]

Map
Map of present boundaries

List of Councillors[edit]

Election Councillor Party Councillor Party
2018 Ward created
Margaret Bird Conservative Steve Hollands Conservative
2022 Nikhil Sherine Thampi Conservative

Mayoral election results[edit]

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.

Year Mayoral candidate Party Winner?
2022 Jason Perry Conservative Green tickY

Ward Results[edit]

Croydon Council Election 2022: Old Coulsdon (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Bird* 1,999
Conservative Nikhil Sherine Thampi 1,555
Liberal Democrats Gill Hickson 1,376
Liberal Democrats John Jefkins 932
Green Mick Kilkelly 209
Labour Jason O'Dwyer 208
Labour Mary Wolf 194
Turnout 3,479 45.79
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2018: Old Coulsdon (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Bird 2,099 31.95
Conservative Steven Leslie Victor Hollands 1,779 27.08
Liberal Democrats Gill Hickson 838 12.75
Liberal Democrats Richard Michael Howard 572 8.71
Labour Alan Donovan 485 7.38
Labour Ann Creighton 431 6.56
UKIP Hoong-Wai Cheah 129 1.96
Green Alison Gillett 129 1.96
Green Jonathan Mark Moles 108 1.64
Majority 941 14.32
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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